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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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